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CVE-2016-2545

CVE-2016-2545

EPSS 0.3%
The snd_timer_interrupt function in sound/core/timer.c in the Linux kernel before 4.4.1 does not properly maintain a certain linked list, which allows local users to cause a denial of service (race condition and system crash) via a crafted ioctl call.
Affected products
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References
http://git.kernel.org/cgit/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/?id=ee8413b01045c74340aa13ad5bdf905de32be736http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-03/msg00094.htmlhttp://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-04/msg00045.htmlhttp://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-08/msg00038.htmlhttps://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1311560https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/ee8413b01045c74340aa13ad5bdf905de32be736http://www.debian.org/security/2016/dsa-3503http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v4.x/ChangeLog-4.4.1http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/01/19/1http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/83381http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1035296http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2929-1